Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the signing into law of Republic Act No. 12317, which sets the long-awaited regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in September 2026.
Legarda, author and co-sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1823, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, and Co-Chair of the Philippine Congress–Bangsamoro Parliament Forum, said the measure provides the Bangsamoro people with a clear and credible timeline to exercise their democratic rights […]
Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the enactment of Republic Act No. 12316, signed into law on March 25 by the President, which authorizes the suspension of excise taxes on fuel products. Legarda described the measure as urgent relief for Filipino families who have been carrying the weight of relentless oil price hikes.
She emphasized that the measure comes at a critical time when the Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed new fuel price increases effective March 24, with gasoline up by ₱6.47 per […]
I welcome the President’s declaration of a state of national energy emergency. This is an overdue recognition of what the people have been saying for weeks: that we are already in a crisis.
By itself, a declaration of a state of national energy emergency will not protect Filipino families from rising fuel prices, higher food costs, heavier transport expenses, and the mounting burdens on our farmers and fisherfolk. But with such recognition, our actions can finally proceed in their proper light […]
Senator Loren Legarda on Tuesday rebuked government agencies for what she described as a slow, complacent, and disconnected response to the worsening fallout of the Middle East conflict, warning that empty assurances and motherhood statements will not help Filipinos already reeling from rising fuel, food, and transport costs.
Speaking at the Senate Organizational Meeting of the Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective Crisis Strategy (PROTECT) Committee, Legarda stressed that the government cannot afford to downplay what is already unfolding […]
I have a written opening statement, but I’d like to put it on the record, and I would like to propose, Mr. Chair, una, thank you. I believe that the Defense establishment must be represented. I know that they were invited yesterday. Are they here? DND? Ah, nandiyan po si Usec. Ok, thank you very much.
I would just like to put on the table, Mr. Chair, ang mga binabanggit po ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno, ‘yung mga plano, importante po […]
